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Edgerton Village Council approves contracts to update maps

The Edgerton Village Council approved contracts to update maps and bring the village into compliance with state law Monday evening. Dawn Fitzcharles, village administrator, said both contracts were from Poggemeyer Design Group out of Bowling Green. The first was a $500 contract to update the utility map. The other contract …

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Napoleon City Council gives go-ahead to streetscape improvements

Napoleon City Council and the municipal properties, buildings, land use, and economic development committee met in a joint meeting Monday prior to the regular city council meeting to select the downtown streetscape improvements. Council selected the hybrid plan, which proved to be the most popular among the four streetscape improvements …

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Gov. John Kasich’s proposed budget plan may hurt Ohio school districts

Newly released estimates show almost half of Ohio’s school districts would sustain cuts under Gov. John Kasich’s proposed budget plan. The district-level budget figures were released Friday by the state’s Office of Budget and Management. The Republican governor’s $66.9 billion, two-year operating budget calls for reducing guaranteed funding in any …

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Alcohol believed to be a factor in a Saturday morning crash

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department says that alcohol is believed to be a factor in a Saturday morning crash that injured three people. Authorities and emergency personal responded to a reported crash at County Road 400 West in the area of 600 South around 6 a.m. Investigating Officers say 24-year-old …

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Williams County man died Sunday evening in a one-vehicle crash south of Edgerton

A Williams County man died Sunday evening in a one-vehicle crash south of EDGERTON that also injured his passenger. The crash ended a pursuit by Defiance County law enforcement on Hicksville-Edgerton Road, north of Kramer Road, in Defiance County . Dead is 38 year old Joshua Pettit of Edgerton, while …

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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted will convene the Ohio Ballot Board on Wednesday

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Monday he will convene the Ohio Ballot Board on Wednesday, February 8 in the Finan Senate Finance Hearing Room, Ohio Senate Office Building, 1 Capitol Square in Columbus. In accordance with Ohio law, the Ballot Board will meet to determine whether a proposed …

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Williams County will get more money for community improvement projects

Sandy Kessler, Maumee Valley Planning Organization’s community development planner, announced last week Williams County will get more money for community improvement projects but officials will have to stretch it out longer. Kessler outlined the increase Thursday morning in a meeting with Williams County commissioners and representatives from each of the …

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Edgerton will soon play host to its annual Business & Industry show

Edgerton will soon play host to its annual Business & Industry show, where area residents will have an opportunity to check out a multitude of shopping, dining and service opportunities in their backyard. The B&I show will be held in the Edgerton Village Hall, in the old high school gymnasium, …

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Defiance College will host its 17th annual Empty Bowls event

Yesterday was the Super Bowl…coming up on Thursday, February 16, Defiance College will host its 17th annual “Empty Bowls” event 4:30-7 p.m. With substantial help from Bryan High School art teacher and DC alumnus Brandon Knott, the event is set to help those in need and will be held at …

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SECRETARY HUSTED ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY AS MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES MONTH

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced the Ohio Business Profile program will feature minority-owned businesses throughout the month of February. Ohio has over 120,000 minority-owned businesses making up 13.5 percent of the total number of businesses in the Buckeye State. The overall picture is even better…from 2010 to 2016, …

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